SANS: The Top Cyber Security Risks

Created by Valerie M. Vogel (EDUCAUSE) on September 29, 2009

SANS has published a report on the Top Cyber Security Risks that organizations typically fail to mitigate. The top two priorities are: client-side software that remains unpatched and internet-facing websites that are vulnerable.

According to SANS: "This report uses current data - covering March 2009 to August 2009 - from appliances and software in thousands of targeted organizations to provide a reliable portrait of the attacks being launched and the vulnerabilities they exploit. The report's purpose is to document existing and emerging threats that pose significant risk to networks and the critical information that is generated, processed, transmitted, and stored on those networks. This report summarizes vulnerability and attack trends, focusing on those threats that have the greatest potential to negatively impact your network and your business. It identifies key elements that enable these threats and associates these key elements with security controls that can mitigate your risk."

Read the complete Top Cyber Security Risks report, which includes a tutorial illustrating how some of the current exploitations work. Also check out the SANS Top 20 Internet Security Problems, Threats, and Risks.

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Some more Risks within an organisation

Submitted by Wiliam Smith (Real Time Data Services) on October 8, 2009 - 1:29am.

Right in pointing out the two of the above risks. But within an organization the greatest challenge to security comes from intra-organizations email and social networking ,which are most vulnerable to phishing attacks. Group E- mail if not properly fire-walled, are one of the major weak spots which is targeted by spammers and hackers. More importantly ,it is importnat to monitor the network constantly for online security threats.

Social networking is fast gaining popularity as an intra-organization networking tool as well. But the content of the sites can not normally be restricted which is used by hackers as an entry point for launching hacking attacks. Particularly the videos and popular photos are most targeted. For more on security visit my site Real Time Data Services

		SANS: The Top Cyber Security Risks Created by Valerie M. Vogel (EDUCAUSE) on September 29, 2009 SANS has published a report on the Top Cyber Security Risks that organizations typically fail to mitigate. The top two priorities are: client-side software that remains unpatched and internet-facing websites that are vulnerable. According to SANS: "This report uses current data - covering March 2009 to August 2009 - from appliances and software in thousands of targeted organizations to provide a reliable portrait of the attacks being launched and the vulnerabilities they exploit. The report's purpose is to document existing and emerging threats that pose significant risk to networks and the critical information that is generated, processed, transmitted, and stored on those networks. This report summarizes vulnerability and attack trends, focusing on those threats that have the greatest potential to negatively impact your network and your business. It identifies key elements that enable these threats and associates these key elements with security controls that can mitigate your risk." Read the complete Top Cyber Security Risks report, which includes a tutorial illustrating how some of the current exploitations work. Also check out the SANS Top 20 Internet Security Problems, Threats, and Risks. Cybersecurity Initiative Announcements \| Cybersecurity \| Network Vulnerability Assessment \| Risk Management \| Security Risk Assessment and Analysis \| Viruses and Worms Valerie's blog Login or register to post comments 90 reads Some more Risks within an organisation Submitted by Wiliam Smith (Real Time Data Services) on October 8, 2009 - 1:29am. Right in pointing out the two of the above risks. But within an organization the greatest challenge to security comes from intra-organizations email and social networking ,which are most vulnerable to phishing attacks. Group E- mail if not properly fire-walled, are one of the major weak spots which is targeted by spammers and hackers. More importantly ,it is importnat to monitor the network constantly for online security threats. Social networking is fast gaining popularity as an intra-organization networking tool as well. But the content of the sites can not normally be restricted which is used by hackers as an entry point for launching hacking attacks. Particularly the videos and popular photos are most targeted. For more on security visit my site Real Time Data Services Login or register to post comments
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